Have bento box, will travel

The perfect train meal

Today we left Osaka and traveled to Tokyo aboard the express train Hikari shinkansen.  But first we dashed into one of the many express food shops that fill every large train station. There are even shops on the train platforms themselves.  While we were not quite sure what was in this bento box, our taste buds were not disappointed.  Everything was delicious.  In fact, everything I've had to eat in Japan so far has been exceptionally good.  Our trip took three hours with a few brief stops.  We just let the countryside roll on past us. Much to our delight, we had a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji, which I attempted to capture on film, though shinkansen trains travel at 150-200 mph.

And I couldn't help myself when I saw this children's sticker book all about the bullet trains of Japan.  I just had to have one.  Based on shape and color, we rode the 50000 VSE series. See the front cover below.